Category Archives: Local News

The National Weather Service has issued two (2) Hazardous Weather Outlooks for our Illinois listening area. This is the first one: This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, e...

Lake Land College is excited to invite everyone to the college's first step show. Eastern Illinois University's award-winning Omega Psi Phi fraternity will perform in the Luther Student Center Theater...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA) hosted a tribute to African American Veterans today at the National Guard Armory in Urbana. The ceremony honored all African American ...

Trump Signs Bill Ending Shutdown This Morning (Washington, DC) -- President Trump is signing a bill ending the latest government shutdown this morning. The President tweeted "Just signed Bill. Our Mil...

Early Voting Begins, For Some (Springfield, IL) -- You may want to call first before you head out to vote early. Early voting started in some Illinois counties yesterday. Other counties are waiting un...

DCFS Case Worker Beaten In Sterling Visit Dies (Springfield, IL) -- State leaders are mourning the loss of a child protection worker who was beaten into a coma during a home visit last fall. The Illin...

Macon County Sheriff Wants To Pay For Jail Medical Upgrades (Decatur, IL) -- Macon County once again is seeing the benefits of having a millionaire philanthropist as a sheriff. Sheriff Howard Buffett ...

New Poll Says Biss, Pritzker Almost Tied (Chicago, IL) -- A new polls says Dan Biss and J.B. Pritzker are almost in a dead heat in the Democratic race for Illinoisgovernor. The poll came out yesterday...

SIU-Carbondale Trustees Vote To Raise Tuition (Carbondale, IL) -- It's going to be more expensive to go to Southern Illinois University's main campus next year. SIU trustees yesterday voted to increas...

Rauner Budget Chief: Governor Will Deal With Nine-Billion Deficit (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's budget chief says the governor will deal with the state's nine-billion-dollar de...